Anniversary, Birthdays, Brooklyn, Culminations, Brigadiers, Performance, Barclays, Traditions, Creativity, & Once In A Lifetime

Yesterday, Saturday, my mother, sister, brother-in-law and I adventure to NYC, then Brooklyn, to see Nikki perform in Contemporary Colors, a David Byrne production. Accompanying the Talking Heads musician, were others like Nelly Furtado, How to Dress Well, Devonte Hynes, Zola Jesus, Lucious, Money Mark + Ad-Rock, Nico Muhly + Ira Glass, St. Vincent, and the Tune-Yard.

Since the mid-80s, my family has followed the Mid-York Colorguard circuit, and before that, we used to watch the competition at the Sherburne Pageant of Bands. My father marched with the Brigadiers, too, and so the who pageantry circuit was a way of life from eh Crandall household Fast forward...it then was handed over to the Isgars, and Nikki finished her teamwork with he Northstars, landing herself in a one-year gig with the Brigs --- a perfect time, too. This year, David Byrnes brought his three-year quest to life and united 10 guards to perform with live music in Toronto and Brooklyn. We went to see the first performance in NY.

It was a once in a lifetime experience and we'll be talking about this for many years.